Dental practices nationwide will be required to install amalgam separators, according to a final rule released by the U.S. Environmental Protection agency (EPA) on Dec. 15. The decision also requires dental offices to follow two best…

AdDent, Inc. AdDent, Inc. introduces an improved Rite-Lite 2 Shade Matching Unit with HI-CRI LED’s which recreate the visual spectrum produced by natural sunlight. The Rite-Lite 2 is the only unit on the market that offers Hi CRI and 3…

Rodrigo S. Lacruz, PhD, MS, an assistant professor of basic science and craniofacial biology at New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry, has been awarded a 5-year, $1.9 million grant from the National Institute of Dental and…

Practitioners need to consider oral health care as part of a child’s total health care, according to a new study from Columbia University College of Dental Medicine (CDM), which encourages all health care professionals to treat caries as…

The perception that if you don’t have pain, you don’t have a problem appears to apply to patients at long-term care facilities, according to University at Buffalo (UB) researchers, who report that nearly 90% of patients at nursing homes…

According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute on Drug Abuse, addiction is a “complex disease,” and “quitting takes more than good intentions or a strong will.” The NIH also states that many addictive substances…

Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine’s departments of Biochemistry and Pathology have utilized codon optimization to create a genetic engineering technique that persuades plants to produce foreign…

Researchers at Arizona State University (ASU) are questioning the validity of bite-mark identification as trial evidence after reviews of empirical findings point to a lack of reliability and validity of the most fundamental claims…

CHICAGO – The American College of Prosthodontists (ACP) has awarded Thomas J. Balshi, DDS, PhD, FACP, the Dan Gordon Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the advancement of prosthodontics. Balshi was among the developers of…

New York University College of Dentistry’s (NYU Dentistry) Nicola Partridge, PhD, has been awarded a five-year, $1.9 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) to investigate potential…